Craniometric sexual dimorphism in Leontopithecus lesson, 1840 (callitrichidae, primates)

Primates

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-108

  De Freitas Burity, Carlos Henrique ^a   Mandarim De Lacerda, Carlos Alberto ^a   Pissinatti, Alcides ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Primatological Ctr Rio de Jeneiro

^c Primatological Ctr Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cranium; Leontopithecus; Lion tamarins; Mandible; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLITRICHIDAE; CRANIA; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOMELAS; LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOPYGUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; PANTHERA LEO; PRIMATES;

EID: 0037712327     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02385926     Document Type: Article

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